Saturday, August 02, 2025

Y Combinator

 

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1.The unreasonable likelihood of being: origin of life, terraforming, and AI (arxiv.org)

1 point by bookofjoe 0 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
2.Linear Types for Programmers (twey.io)

1 point by marvinborner 0 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
3.Invisible Symbols (symbol.so)

1 point by liquid99 8 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
4.US Army tests robot coyotes to prevent catastrophic bird strikes (cyberguy.com)

1 point by speckx 10 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
5.Telo MT1 (telotrucks.com)

2 points by turtleyacht 12 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
6.The Creative Tension Between Developer and Language (krishna.github.io)

1 point by kenshi 16 minutes ago | hide | past | 1 comment
7.Show HN: I've had success in SaaS and now I'm building tools for indie hackers (reallysimplesupport.com)

1 point by gigamick 17 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
8.German police expands use of Palantir surveillance software (dw.com)

4 points by LeftHandPath 17 minutes ago | hide | past | 1 comment
9.California affordable housing programs on the chopping block after SCOTUS rules (calmatters.org)

1 point by kqr2 18 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
10.Show HN: F1 COSMOS – Live timing and data dashboard for F1 fans (f1cosmos.com)

2 points by conradmk 25 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
11.Peter Thiel and the Antichrist (nytimes.com)

2 points by dotcoma 26 minutes ago | hide | past | 1 comment
12.Partisan hostility, not just policy, drives U.S. protests (phys.org)

2 points by bikenaga 26 minutes ago | hide | past | 2 comments
13.Might Tariffs Get "Overturned"? (ritholtz.com)

1 point by throwaway81523 27 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
14.Getting Real with AI (searls.com)

1 point by speckx 28 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
15.Winners and Losers of the Bivalve Evolution (mdpi.com)

1 point by PaulHoule 31 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
16.Architecture decision record (ADR) examples for software planning, IT leadership (github.com/joelparkerhenderson)

1 point by thunderbong 33 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
17.AI party game born from a drunk night with friends (taptrap.app)

1 point by eliezerpujols 33 minutes ago | hide | past | 1 comment
18.Choosing AI Tools for Work (augmentedswe.com)

1 point by wordsaboutcode 37 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
19.Show HN: Let AI design your web project dev roadmap (archaltect.pro)

1 point by jeremykip 38 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
20.Why Nobody Wants to Visit Las Vegas Right Now [video] (youtube.com)

2 points by pessimizer 40 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
21.New world record Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash (space.com)

2 points by Brajeshwar 43 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
22.Data Labeling Is the Hot New Thing in AI (ieee.org)

2 points by Brajeshwar 43 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
23.Man Kept a Meticulous List of All 3,599 Books He'd Read Since 1962 (smithsonianmag.com)

3 points by Brajeshwar 43 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
24.Google Sold This (Search Appliance) [video] (youtube.com)

2 points by thm 45 minutes ago | hide | past | 1 comment
25.Creating realistic deepfakes is getting easier, motivating even more AI in reply (apnews.com)

1 point by rntn 45 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
26.The X11 SECURITY extension from the 1990ies (uninformativ.de)

1 point by zdw 47 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
27.How the US Weaponized Pakistan Against India (bloomberg.com)

2 points by koolhead17 49 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
28.Build a Kanban Board in Minutes with GenosDB (medium.com/genosdb)

1 point by estebanrfp 49 minutes ago | hide | past | 1 comment
29.Can it be the best Bug bounty platform? (bugseekers.com)

2 points by Slowrodreguez 49 minutes ago | hide | past | discuss
30.Browser extension and local backend that automatically archives YouTube videos (github.com/andrewarrow)

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The war in Europe is coming...Stay tuned on Sunday for more George!

THIS EPISODE IS PACKED! . . .Trump Orders NUCLEAR Submarines Closer To Russia!

 

Aug 2, 2025
Donald Trump has ordered two nuclear submarines to move into “more appropriate” positions following Dmitry Medvedev’s inflammatory statements. 
 
This has been the result of the exchanges on social media between Dmitry Medvedev, Senator Lindsey Graham and US President Donald Trump. 
 
Vladimir Putin has also responded to the people who have expressed their disappointment in him and his policies. 
 
Donald Trump has also disclosed US data regarding Russian and Ukrainian losses as a result of the war in Ukraine. 
 
Mark Rutte has welcomes Germany’s decision to send two Patriot systems to Ukraine.  
 
 
 
CHAPTERS 
00:00 Intro 
0:51 Trump's nuclear submarines  
05:36 Putin responds to Trump 
09:23 Trump's numbers  
11:09 Rutte is happy  
12:16 Wise words  
14:07 Green t-shirt  
15:40 Nuclear deterrence

 

On Politics....Times editors, personalized for you

 

On Politics
August 2, 2025


Here are some stories you might have missed this week, curated by Times editors and personalized for you.




People looking at displays in a watch showroom.

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Switzerland Is Stunned by 39% U.S. Tariff, Among the Highest in the World

Swiss officials plan to negotiate urgently for a lower rate, before the punishing levy takes effect next week.

By Liz Alderman

President Trump grabbing a railing and climbing stairs to a plane as military personnel salute on either side.

Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

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Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side

The president had been on something of a winning streak. But when faced with facts and foes that wouldn’t bend to his will, he responded with impatience and disproportionate intensity.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs

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Virginia Giuffre’s Family Responds to Trump’s Claim That Epstein ‘Stole’ Her

President Trump’s remarks raised questions about his knowledge of the crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, the family said in a statement.

By Alan Feuer and Matthew Goldstein

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Harris Will Not Run for California Governor

Kamala Harris, the former vice president, announced that she has decided not to run for California’s top office.

By Laurel Rosenhall, Shawn Hubler and Reid J. Epstein

Mike Richards sits on a block of cement in front of an empty river bed.

‘Not a Damned Penny.’ Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help

Texas state legislators will be in Kerrville on Thursday for a hearing on the July 4 floods. They may get an earful.

By Edgar Sandoval and Desiree Rios

Zelensky Calls for a European Army as He Slams EU Leaders’ Response

      Jan 23, 2026 During the EU Summit yesterday, the EU leaders ...